Maria Merkuratsuk (Audio)

After the spread of COVID-19, the Torngat Mountains Basecamp located about 200km North of Nain is finally open to researchers, Inuit elders and youth, as well as visitors from all over the world.

Maria Merkuratsuk is the Bear Guard for the site.

She says every Summer, she is thankful that she is asked to go up and look out for bears as they travel to places such as Hebron, North Arm (Silluak), and Rose Island (Sallikuluk).

Merkuratsuk also says there was a Sunday service held at Hebron on July 31st with many people who attended as well as Innu from Natuashish.

Click here to hear more from Merkuratsuk on her role as a Bear Guard.